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孔
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- 孔
- kǒng · opening, hole, orifice; great
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Mandarin tones
3 · kong3
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 12 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hung2
Cantonese word readings for 孔. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- hole; aperture; opening
- classifier for cave dwellings, oil wells, etc..
- (literary, for irrigation, drainage) ditch; trench; canal; channel
- (literary, or in compounds) profound; far-reaching
- (literary, or in compounds) unimpeded; unblocked
- (literary, or in compounds) large
- (literary, or in compounds) fine
- (literary, or in compounds) very; extremely
- (literary, or in compounds) peacock; peafowl
- a surname
- (specifically) short for 孔子 (Kǒngzǐ, “Confucius”)
- (Quanzhou Hokkien) classifier for partitioned grid units in a tool.
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